Browsing the "Spa & Fitness" Category

In honor of The Spa at Sea Island’s 10th anniversary, we look back at how the spa industry has evolved.
By Vicki Hogue-Davies
The global spa industry has changed radically over the past decade. While trends are often short-lived, other movements seem poised to have a lasting impact. For instance,...

Reap the health benefits of taking your workout into nature.
By Debra Bokur
Are you feeling the call of the wild? It’s the perfect time of year to bring fitness programs outside. There’s even a bonus: Outdoor exercise offers health perks that eclipse standard indoor workouts.
“Working out out-of-doors...

A fashion-forward focus on understated hair and makeup means less is definitely more.
By Debra Bokur
The drift toward breezy, easy hairstyles and natural makeup has grown into a full-blown trend. Tousled hair and barely-there makeup were revealed up and down runways during New York Fashion Week,...

Improve strength, balance and flexibility with aqua cardio workouts.
By Katarina Kovacevic
During the spring and summer months, being drawn to the water is only natural—whether it’s for lounging on the beach or splashing around in a pool. The warm-weather necessity is also a useful workout...

Get the meal-planning tools you need for a healthy lifestyle, even on the go.
By Katarina Kovacevic
With work schedules filled to the brim and even leisure time planned to the minute, being busy is no longer a choice; it’s a given. So skipping a breakfast here or a lunch there has become a common...

Achieve focus and inner peace through different methods of finding your balance.
By Debra Bokur
Whether for professional or personal reasons, multitasking is no longer just a skill—it’s a necessity. We’re constantly pulled in different directions, which makes it difficult to focus and causes...

Banish holiday tension with treatments meant to be enjoyed together.
By Debra Bokur
When holiday season rolls in on its annual tide, life can get complicated: hosting dinners, attending parties, shopping, baking, family visits—simply translated, it can mean skyrocketing stress levels. Escaping,...

There’s nothing like a stretch of beach to rev up your fitness routine.
By Debra Bokur
Never-ending, sun-filled days are the perfect incentive to head outdoors and get some sand in your shoes. Trish Welch, Sea Island personal trainer and fitness instructor, says that working out with the challenge...

Adding an aromatherapy component to spa therapies amplifies healing potential.
By Debra Bokur
Aromas have the ability to relieve stress, soothe, energize and relax. The essential oil within a scent begins its remedial journey as a plant extract and transforms into an integral component of a spa experience,...

Sea Island’s professional nutritionist and personal trainer share their tips for optimum health.
By Dulcy Gregory
Fitness experts—athletes, personal trainers, coaches and nutritionists—help us on our journey to achieve our health and fitness goals when we’re at the gym. But what do they...